Over the past decade, private equity became one of the most influential forces in global markets. With interest rates near zero and capital flowing freely, firms like Blackstone, KKR, and Apollo ...

They are adopting private equity playbooks, expanding into secondaries, launching evergreen funds, and acquiring real-world businesses. And with every move, they are redrawing the lines between ...

In my last column, I discussed how a combination of events has created opportunities in the private equity space. In this article, I’ll turn to an important consideration: the persistence of ...

Private equity firms are taking the longest in more than a decade to give investors their money back. Elite college endowments, some of their most dependable clients, can’t wait much longer.

Another Herbert Smith Freehills private equity partner is leaving the firm in the weeks leading up to its merger with U.S. outfit Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel. David Lacaze in Paris is the ...

Private equity firms are better known for chasing profits, not championships — so why does a private equity firm want to buy a piece of the Celtics? Sixth Street, a San Francisco-based PE shop ...

Private equity companies are increasingly showing an interest in hotels, resorts and restaurants, in an attempt to convert them into higher-performing assets for a successful exit. Last year ...

Many doctors have decried private-equity firms’ push into healthcare, saying patient care has eroded under their ownership. Now, as these firms make similar inroads in accounting, some medical ...

Identifying Private Equity Acquisitions Our principal data source on private equity transactions is a proprietary list of deals in the “Hospital and Inpatient services” sector compiled by ...

This story is the first in a series on manufactured housing and solutions to help mitigate threats facing mobile home residents, from private equity ownership to climate change. Four years ago, ...

Bennett Thrasher, a Top 75 Firm based in Atlanta, has steered clear of private equity funding so far and plans to remain independent, despite frequent calls and emails from PE suitors. "Our firm has ...

Simply sign up to the Private equity myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The private equity industry is past its peak and faces a massive challenge in selling off trillions of dollars ...